Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many patients with rectal cancer from invasive surgery that can carry lifelong side effects, new research indicates. The findings, from UVA Cancer Center ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many patients with rectal cancer from invasive surgery that can carry lifelong side effects, new research indicates. The findings, from UVA Cancer Center ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients ...

Guidelines recommend chemoradiation (CRT) before surgery for patients with clinical stage II-III rectal cancer in order to ... describing the use of preoperative MRI to assess the mesorectal ...

A recent drug trial administered to a handful of cancer patients had the surprising ... showed no evidence of a tumor after receiving an MRI, rectal examination and biopsy. A Memorial Sloan ...

MRI can predict the risk of rectal cancer reccurring or spreading for patients who have undergone chemotherapy and radiation, new research indicates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare ...

Could MRI scans of the bowel help? To find out, Krishnaraj and colleagues looked at data from a prior trial of 277 rectal cancer patients who averaged 58 years of age. They had all had their ...